I've written a lot of fic in at least 21 fandoms. Everything that's been posted to the 'Net is here, to the best of my knowledge. I'm a genficcer who loves the canon of her shows, so unless otherwise noted these fics are gen and canon-compliant. (I've marked anything AU, and the few het fics I have are marked with the pairing.)

I'd like to thank everyone who helped me decide how to organize this post, with a special nod to kalquessa, who earned herself a shiny hat as Queen of Word Count for all these stories.

07:55 pm - Having the courage to look at the world one's own wayThought courtesy of Flannery O'Connor's essays on writing: it is the artist's job to look at the world and write what she sees, whether that is a mirror of society or connections between human action and some greater truth. She cannot write what people ask her for, nor what social pressures attempt to impose on her, but what she actually sees. That is her gift, if she will use it. It is remarkable how a couple of sentences could show me how scared I am to actually do that.

07:05 pm - 10 Books to Read in 2016 -- Lilith by George MacDonaldI've read MacDonald's work throughout my life, from his fairy tales and Phantastes through his realistic novels and even his sermons and essays. I hadn't read Lilith yet (I think I picked it up in a library once and was put off by the creepy atmosphere). I totally thought it was written before Phantastes, but the Internet tells me it was written almost 40 years after!

08:14 pm - 10 Books to Read in 2016 -- Helena by Evelyn WaughEveryone talks about Evelyn Waugh, although usually they're discussing Brideshead Revisited. But I've wanted to read his fictional biography of Saint Helena ever since our rector put the prayer Waugh had her pray to the Magi in our Epiphany order of service. The prayer has a good deal more punch after reading the whole story—and I say that as someone who cries every time she reads it.

06:34 pm - So hot here!So day one of my week off (for a vacation we're not taking, but I'm using to work on a writing project), and it's 109 degrees Fahrenheit outside. I braved the murderous sun to hit a grocery store for veggies so I can make cold soup. Avocado and cucumbers, here I come.

I won some stuff in a raffle recently which I don't really need, and my local fan friends weren't particularly interested--perhaps because it's all stuff about The Pretender.

I have two copies of a new tie-in novel, The Pretender: Rebirth, by Steven Long Mitchell and Craig W. Van Sickle. Haven't read it yet (might do so before I send one of the off to any interested parties); both copies are brand-new.

I also have a white T-shirt, men's XL, which has an entertaining "Wanted" poster for Jarod on it.

If you are interested in any of these, comment below or PM me and we'll figure it out. I might ask you to help cover shipping, but I got these items for free, so they're free to good homes.

09:51 pm - 10 Books to Read in 2016All right, it’s far past this time of year, but I forgot to copy the 2016 list over to LJ when I posted it on Facebook in January.

I read only eight of my 10 Books to Read in 2015, and the two I missed are moving to this year’s list. No rereads this year--I’ll have my review of LotR reread up in a while, I just finished it. The books on this list are all new to me.